blue blood

as in aristocrat
a man or woman of high birth or social position one need not be a blue blood to enjoy the amenities at the Royal Crown Hotel

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Recent Examples of blue blood That’s been the Cougars’ trademark and what brought them back down 64-55 in the Final Four against tournament blue bloods Duke with two minutes left to play. Tom Tapp, Deadline, 7 Apr. 2025 The Big Ten blue bloods here, No. 3 seed Wisconsin and No. 5 seed Michigan, flew in after slugging it out in the conference title game on Sunday. Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, 19 Mar. 2025 Several players had transferred out after the sub-.500 season in 2024, including Matthew Wood, a first-round NHL draft pick and high scoring forward who went to hockey blue blood Minnesota, and goalie Arsenii Sergeev, who went to Penn State. Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 31 Mar. 2025 The Razorbacks defeated blue blood program Kansas, then Rick Pitino’s St. John’s Red Storm by a comfortable margin. Bay Area News Group, Mercury News, 24 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for blue blood
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  • Once reserved for aristocrats, these menageries opened to the public in the 17th and 18th centuries; commoners could also attend performances hosted by itinerant showmen who traveled from town to town with exotic species in tow.
    Shoshi Parks, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 June 2025
  • East to West Traverse of the Alps Why: Cycling across the Alps puts an athletic twist on the Grand Tour, a coming-of-age adventure across western Europe that was undertaken by young aristocrats in the 18th century.
    Jen Murphy, Outside Online, 13 May 2025
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  • Despite its remote location, the 18th-century Georgian home was a stopover for a procession of nobles, actors, and writers, like Peter O’Toole, John Steinbeck, Marlon Brando, and Montgomery Clift.
    Erik Morse, Vogue, 15 Apr. 2025
  • The Board of Rites is tasked with making sure the ceremonies performed by the imperial nobles go off without a hitch, and its members have been dying throughout the series.
    Kayti Burt, Time, 2 Apr. 2025

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“Blue blood.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blue%20blood. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.

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